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Winter sports enthusiasts were buried and fatally injured in an avalanche on a closed ski route in Fiss in the Tyrolean district of Landeck on Wednesday morning, February 18, 2026.Image: APA/APA Feb 18, 2026, 7:17 p.mFeb 18, 2026, 7:17 p.m According to police, three people have died in dozens of avalanches in Austria. Among them […]

While negotiations were taking place in Geneva, a naval exercise by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard began in the Strait of Hormuz.Image: keystone Negotiations on two of the biggest trouble spots took place in Geneva. Not much was expected in the Ukraine war, and war could even break out between the USA and Iran. February 18, […]

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The hackers obtained data about the locations of officials involved in counterterrorism, monitoring foreign communities or monitoring Chinese dissidents.Image: imago-images.de Feb 18, 2026, 3:52 p.mFeb 18, 2026, 3:52 p.m The IT network of the Italian Ministry of the Interior has been attacked by Chinese hackers. The hackers are said to have accessed the database of […]

There is currently speculation that ECB President Christine Lagarde will leave her post early.Image: keystone Feb 18, 2026, 1:58 p.mFeb 18, 2026, 1:58 p.m Is ECB President Christine Lagarde leaving her post early? A report from the Financial Times gives new fuel to speculation that already existed in 2025. Accordingly, Lagarde wants to leave the […]

Feb 18, 2026, 1:58 p.mFeb 18, 2026, 1:58 p.m Three Swiss nationals previously held in northeast Syria have been transferred to Iraq. Meanwhile, family members, which according to the federal government also include a Swiss woman and her child, remain behind in a camp in Syria. A total of 5,700 prisoners were transferred to the […]

Feb 18, 2026, 1:54 p.mFeb 18, 2026, 1:54 p.m The two-day Geneva negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to end the war that has lasted almost four years have ended without any tangible result. After almost two hours of talks, the Russian delegation left the meeting site on Wednesday, the Russian state news agency Tass reported. […]

Feb 18, 2026, 1:53 p.mFeb 18, 2026, 1:53 p.m The government in Gabon, Central Africa, has announced the blocking of all social media in the country. The ban should apply immediately and until further notice, according to a statement from the communications authority that was read out on television. On Wednesday, Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok […]

“China’s Green Wall”: Euphrates poplars grow on both banks of the Tarim River on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert.Image: Future Publishing China has planted so many trees around the Taklamakan Desert that this vast sandy desert now absorbs more CO₂ than it emits. Feb 18, 2026, 1:43 p.mFeb 18, 2026, 1:43 p.m The Taklamakan […]

February 18, 2026, 12:20 p.mFebruary 18, 2026, 12:20 p.m The German export industry, which has come under pressure, is calling for an international alliance to defend free trade against tariffs. “If tariffs are used as a political weapon, Europe can take countermeasures together,” said the President of the Foreign Trade Association BGA, Dirk Jandura. Jandura […]